Many sorts of dispute fall into this broad category; many people who will not otherwise have any dealings during their lives with the judicial system have domestic relations disputes. Because of the volume of legal business generated by the law of domestic relations, a number of jurisdictions have established specialized courts of limited jurisdiction, sometimes called family courts, which hear domestic cases exclusively.
In some counties, the domesticrelationscourt is a completely separate division of the county common pleas court system.
However, it is nevertheless a legal proceeding in the domesticrelationscourt - a legal proceeding which seeks all of the same things as a divorce.
At that hearing, the domesticrelations judge will ask both the husband and the wife if they still want to end their marriage, and will further ask if they both want the marriage termination to be controlled by the terms of the separation agreement they attached to the petition for dissolution.
In the common law tradition, the law of domesticrelations is a broad category that encompasses:
In some jurisdictions, guardianships, truancy, and matters related to juvenile delinquency are considered part of the law of domesticrelations.
Because of the volume of legal business generated by the law of domesticrelations, a number of jurisdictions have established specialized courts of limited jurisdiction, sometimes called family courts, which hear domestic cases exclusively.
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